Seminar Series

This seminar has 3 goals. First is to provide a conceptual overview of the selection bias problem in observational comparative effectiveness studies. Second, is to introduce practice pattern-based instrumental variables methods for eliminating selection bias as well as methods for testing these models. The last is to present an example of forthcoming research that uses these techniques to compare alternative medications for type 2 diabetes. Click here to view presentation.

This seminar has 2 goals. First is to provide a conceptual overview of propensity score matching as a methodological approach for reducing the selection bias problem in observational studies. Second, to introduce the implementation of a propensity score matching approach using R, a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. Examples of current ongoing research in primary care and hospital settings will be used for demonstration purposes. Click here to view presentation.